Regulatory policy

Indicators of Regulatory Management Systems

How many OECD countries have a requirement to systematically quantify the expected costs and benefits of new regulations? How many countries systematically take social concerns into account when preparing new regulation? What countries have a programme to measure and reduce bureaucracy imposed on businesses and citizens? How many countries have a minister in charge of the regulatory reform agenda?

The OECD indicators of Regulatory Management Systems (RMS) collected in 1998, 2005, 2008 and 2009 answer these, and many other questions. Almost 200 indicators offer comprehensive insights into trends in regulatory reform and identify leading regulatory management practices. They are complementary to the OECD in-depth country reviews (e.g., OECD-EU15 project; Reviews on regulatory reform) and contribute to the flagship publication Government at a Glance.

In 2015, new indicators of regulatory policy will be published in the forthcomong Regulatory Policy Outlook. The indicators will be based on a survey with government officials and assess the progress of OECD members in implementing the Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance (2012). While some questions from the previous surveys were retained, a large part of the questionnaire was updated to reflect the 2012 Recommendation.

The new indicators will serve as a baseline measurement. Thereafter the intention is to have regular surveys every few years to track countries’ progress over time.

Downloads

The complete database covering the years 1998, 2005 and 2008/2009 are available upon request. Please contact Rebecca Schultz.

2009

2009 Questionnaire (please note that this questionnaire contains less questions than the 2008 questionnaire)